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Councilors raise flooding, traffic and sewer access concerns for proposed 80-acre RS-4 development
Summary
The committee discussed a request to rezone 80 acres from AG to RS-4 (Z7830). Planning staff said the site could yield about 276–292 lots under RS-4; neighbors voiced flooding and traffic concerns. TMAPC recommended RS-4 7–2.
The committee spent an extended portion of its Sept. 17 meeting on a rezoning request (Z7830) to change about 80 acres from agricultural (AG) to RS-4 residential. Susan Miller of the planning office presented the application, which is requested by Preston Bartley and located north and west of the northwest corner of East 11th Street and South 140th East Avenue in Council District 3. Miller said the general plan would yield roughly 292 lots under full RS-4 development and noted that some proposed lots would exceed RS-4 minimums.
Miller said TMAPC recommended RS-4 7–2. She summarized neighborhood opposition focused on lot-size compatibility, traffic on narrow local streets and localized flooding—particularly where a creek crosses East 11th Street. Multiple council members who spoke during the item urged careful attention to flood mitigation and traffic control; one said the proposed development could provide additional connections that might improve egress for existing neighbors who currently face a single access point.
Miller and council members discussed infrastructure implications, including that the adjacent neighborhood currently uses septic systems and would not automatically be connected to city sewer; any tie-in would likely require extending sewer lines and be at private cost to homeowners who chose to connect, she said. Miller and councilors also discussed detention/retention plans and the potential for the new development’s mitigation to reduce localized flooding.
Council members asked staff and the developer to continue neighborhood outreach in hopes of finding compromises on lot size, connectivity and flood mitigation. Several council members voiced support for new housing on a parcel described as underused, but with conditions: addressing flooding, traffic and infrastructure access remains central to further approvals. The committee did not record a final vote on the rezoning during the session; the matter will continue through the standard public hearing and council approval process.
